THis was in our first home, a rented house in Falls Church, Virginia.

In 2003 we visited Perth in western Australia, which has a mob of bronze kangaroos, including this one.

We had a rainy vacation starting in Santiago de Compestela in Galicia, Spain in 2009.

The chef at Solla invited Mariana into his kitchen in Galicia, Spain.

This is the chef at a Big Band restaurant in Galicia, Spain.

Mariana is flanked by the owner's wife (left) and the cook (right) at a B&B in Galicia, Spain.

We were having lunch at Allariz in Galicia, Spain.

No one enjoys being elected King/Queen of the Bean on Twelfth Night as much as Mariana. She's dangerous when she gets that much power!